The accident happened on Back River Road. Theodore Pabywajlo, 75, and his wife were moving the last things out of their home when Pabywajlo was hit by a car and later died.

The new homeowner said she is struggling to make sense of what happened.

"It's so strange," said new homeowner Kristy Smith-Perry. "It's someone who lived here for many, many years and probably crossed that road 1,000 times, so why did it have to be on his last day when he was going to go start a new life?"

Smith-Perry said she was moving in that day but found the road blocked by police, who said there had been an accident.

"I went down to the bottom of the driveway and saw glasses in the snow, and I put two and two together," she said. "I didn't see two vehicles -- I saw one -- and I said, 'Oh my goodness. I think it was Ted.'"

She said she didn't know Pabywajlo very well, but she said he made an impression on her from their first meeting.

"The funny thing is, we originally thought the house would be too small and we would leave, but Ted met us outside and said, 'Come on in,' and he showed us the house, and we walked in and were blown away by the house," Smith-Perry said.

She said that first encounter lasted more than an hour, and the memories he shared with them drew her family in.

She said his death has hit her hard. She placed flowers by the road and made a promise.

"Now we are going to work even harder to keep good memories in this house," she said. "There's still a clock on the wall that belonged to them, and their curtains are here. I plan on leaving them here. I may not have done that before, but I don't feel right changing anything at this time."

The driver who police said hit Pabywajlo has not been charged. Police said they are still investigating, but alcohol and drugs were not factors.